Kadhim Hayder

Al Qamar

Found at Bonhams, London
Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art, Lot 19
24. May - 24. May 2023
Estimate: 180.000 - 250.000 GBP
Price realised: 635.400 GBP
FROM THE COLLECTION OF H.E NATHIR UMARI
Kadhim Hayder (Iraq, 1932-1985)
Al Qamar
oil on canvas, framed
signed "K HAIDAR" and dated "1966" on the stretcher, executed in 1966
104 x 134cm (40 15/16 x 52 3/4in).
Property from the collection of H.E Nathir Umari, Iraqi Ambassador to Lebanon (1963-1966), acquired directly from the artist, circa 1966, thence by descent

A top price for Kadhim Haider

This artwork by Kadhim Haider achieved an unexpectedly high price at Bonhams in London in May this year. In the Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art auction, the work Al Qamar sold for GBP 635,400.00 (€ 739,292.13) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 250,000.00. This high result makes Al Qamar the most expensive artwork by Kadhim Haider that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Kadhim Haider

Dieses Kunstwerk von Kadhim Haider erzielte im Mai diesen Jahres bei Bonhams in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art wurde die Arbeit Al Qamar für GBP 635.400,00 (€ 739.292,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 250.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Al Qamar zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Kadhim Haider, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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